HERhalton International Women’s Day Breakfast

Celebrating the accomplishments of women entrepreneurs across Halton and beyond.

March 21st, 2024 • Doors open at 9AM
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Keynote Speaker

Miryam Lazarte

Miryam Lazarte is the founder of Global Startups Accelerator (former LatAm Startups), a pivotal Toronto accelerator that catapults startups from emerging markets to a global audience. With her at the helm, it has been selected as one of the organizations supporting Canada's Startup Visa program and has secured a commendable $3M in federal support.

Miryam is also a General Partner of GSA Ventures, a Venture Fund committed to technology entrepreneurs dedicated to strategically investing in immigrant entrepreneurs.

Since its inception in 2017, Global Startups has nurtured over 200 tech companies, providing a springboard to validate their ventures in North America. Under her guidance, these startups have made substantial headway into the Canadian ecosystem, boasting two unicorns in their portfolio.

Hailing from Colombia, Miryam's entrepreneurial spirit took root in her childhood. Today, she is driven by her fervour to fortify economic connections between Canada and the vast, yet underexplored, Latin American market of 800 million consumers.

Miryam's work in the Canadian technology field has been recognized. She was named one of the "10 Most Influential Hispanic-Canadians 2022" and won the "Newcomer Entrepreneur Of The Year 2019" award from Startup Canada.

What is HERhalton?

With an industry leading portfolio of women-led startups at Haltech, our HERhalton Women’s Day Breakfasts are gaining popularity. Each March we invite the innovation and entrepreneur community to join us and celebrate the many successes of women entrepreneurs across Halton and beyond. Hear inspiring stories, meet new people, and celebrate!

PowerTalk Speakers

Consultant and Co-Founder, The FlipSide Plan

Rosana Fernandez

Rosana Fernandez is a project manager with 20+ years of experience working in various industries and international settings. She has been certified in Applied Positive Psychology Mindfulness and is also a Certified Health and Nutrition Coach.

Rosana brings to The FlipSide her knowledge of behaviour change and growth mindset as a way to improve health and productivity.

Consultant and Co-Founder, The FlipSide Plan

Maria Virginia Anzola

Maria Virginia Anzola is a lawyer with more than 25 years of experience both in private practice and in-house in the mining industry. She is also a Certified Health and Nutrition Coach with a specialty in corporate wellness. She thrives by teaching practical and realistic tools and techniques to busy professionals in fast-paced environments.
Founder, Love & Nudes

Chantal Carter

Chantal Carter, a fashion industry veteran of 20+ years, served as a Wardrobe Stylist, Image Consultant, and magazine Style Director. As a marketing professor and member of Centennial College's Fashion Business and Management Program Advisory Committee since 2020, she actively shapes the curriculum to align with industry trends.

Recognized by Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown, former MP Celina Ceasar-Chavannes, and the Brampton Board of Trade, Chantal is acknowledged for her impactful business contributions.

Driven by a passion for uplifting women of color, she founded Love & Nudes—a diverse skin tone intimates line that transcends fashion, fostering a social movement celebrating diversity. Chantal advocates for accessible apparel, cosmetics, and wellness products, emphasizing representation in health and education.

Featured in media outlets such as The Toronto Star, CBC, City Line, CTV News, Buzzfeed, and Elle Magazine, Chantal amplifies her voice on inclusivity and empowerment.

Executive & Team Coach

Amanda Calzolaio

Amanda Calzolaio partners with organizations to become aligned and connected across their teams and within themselves to sustain their well-being, performance, and fulfillment needs.

Amanda offers her clients a range of learning modalities, facilitation, leadership, coaching, and mediation services drawing on her leadership experiences in large complex organizations creating system change. Amanda has a vast awareness of psychometric tools. She is certified in Tilt365 Suite and the Leadership Profile Circle. Her clients originate from a variety of organizational backgrounds often found within, though non-exclusive to, the health system, higher education, start-ups, not profit, for profit, public and service sectors.

Amanda received professional coach training from the Adler Graduate Professional School. She holds an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) designation as a member of the International Coaching Federation. She is a member of the Graduate School Alliance for Education in Coaching. She is an Executive Coach with McMaster University’s School of Medicine Bridging Leaders Program, Academic Leadership Program, and with Fora: Network for Change Rise on Board’s program.

She is a vendor for Haltech Regional Innovation Centre, for Leadership Intelligence Inc. and, Epiphany Coaches. She currently teaches Organizational Strategy, Organizational Behavior, Leadership and Management at Conestoga College’s School of Business. She previously led both an anxiety disorders and a leadership Centre at major academic, healthcare and teaching institutions.

Amanda holds a Master’s degree in Management of Innovation and a Bachelor of Honors in Psychology and Human Behavioral Biology – now Neuroscience - from the University of Toronto.

Registration

Total Attendees
1150+
Special Guests
45

ⓘ Updated March 2024.

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